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China's new foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip
BEIJING (AP) — China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday. Qin, who until recently was ambassador to the United States, will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt from Jan.
Baidu CEO sees growth in 2023, puts emphasis on ROI: report · TechNode
Baidu CEO Robin Li sees 2023 as a year to “do things” and asked Baidu staff to focus more on profit growth and return on investment instead of revenue,
Pair of Chinese launches put classified and commercial satellites into orbit - SpaceNews
China conducted its first two launches of 2023 over the weekend, sending three classified payloads into geosynchronous transfer orbit and five commercial satellites into sun-synchronous orbits.
Overcapacity Plagues China’s Dairy Sector as Demand Dampens
Dairy farmers have started dumping their produce and killing livestock to curb financial losses.
DJI Denies Splitting Off Automotive System Department - Pandaily
Shenzhen-based drone maker DJI denied a report claiming that the company's automotive system department has been split to establish a new company called Shenzhen Zhuoyu Technology Co., Ltd.
Pfizer's Paxlovid not included in China's national insurance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese health care authorities declined to include Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment drug in a national reimbursement list that would have allowed patients to get it at a cheaper price throughout the country, saying it was too expensive.
Hong Kong Ends Covid LeaveHomeSafe App That Raised Privacy Concern
Hong Kong is discarding its Covid contact tracing app, one of the most visible components of its pandemic infrastructure.
The Desire for Twins Is Putting China’s Mothers in Danger
Many Chinese couples long to give birth to twins, and seek out assisted reproduction clinics willing to help them do so. But multiple pregnancies can bring serious health risks — and force mothers to make heartbreaking choices.
Alibaba Leads China Tech Gains as Regulatory Woes Ease Further
(Bloomberg) -- The page has finally turned for Chinese tech stocks, as the end of a years-long regulatory crackdown revives demand for an industry once dubbed “uninvestable.”Most Read from BloombergGoldman to Cut About 3,200 Jobs This Week After Cost ReviewBrazil Capital Reels After Anti-Lula Rioters Storm CongressShip Refloated After Running Aground in Egypt’s Suez CanalPutin’s Energy Gambit Fizzles as Warm Winter Saves EuropeSouth Africa Has Its First Case of Most Transmissible Covid VariantTh
PLA sends 57 planes near Taiwan in high-intensity combat exercise
Taiwanese defence ministry releases flight path chart showing some aircraft appeared to form a blockade around the island.
Taiwan pitches democratic alliance to shore up shaky Paraguay ties
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday pitched the need to jointly defend democracy against authoritarianism as she sought to shore up shaky ties with Paraguay, and said they were good friends.
China holds large-scale joint strike drills aimed at Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese military held large-scale joint combat strike drills starting Sunday, sending war planes and navy vessels toward Taiwan, both the Chinese and Taiwanese defense ministries said.
Alibaba Stock Surges 7% In Hong Kong After Jack Ma-Ant Report - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA)
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) rose over 7% in morning trade in Hong Kong in the wake of the news regarding billionaire
German lawmakers travel to Taiwan as China tensions rise
The visit is a "sign of solidarity" with the self-ruled democracy, said Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the parliamentary defense committee and a leader of the delegation.
Alibaba fuels more upside in Hong Kong stocks as China ends fintech squeeze
Hong Kong stocks extend the best start to a year since 1999 as Alibaba Group and tech peers advance. China’s reopening pace and the Fed rate outlook continue to lift market expectations.
Alibaba Leads China Tech Gains on Regulatory Comments Crackdown Ending
The page has finally turned for Chinese tech stocks, as the end of a years-long regulatory crackdown revives demand for an industry once dubbed “uninvestable.”
Taiwan reports 28 Chinese aircraft in air defence zone
Over the past 24 hours, 28 Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence zone, the defence ministry in Taipei said on Monday, after China said it had carried out more drills near the island.
Canada grants PR to 1,700 Hongkongers and provides 33,000 work, study permits
‘Extensive efforts’ to lure young Hongkongers pay off as Canada issues over 17,000 open work permits.
Cover Story: China’s International Air Travel Resumes, But Covid Turbulence to Delay Takeoff
Airlines are struggling with understaffing and a new strain of the virus threatens to slow recovery in what was the world’s largest outbound travel market
Introducing Studio Mandarin 橘子中文
Dear The China Project readers, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to…
Sinica Podcast: Courts & torts: Driving the Chinese legal system
This week’s Sinica Podcast is now live: listen to it now! “Having read hundreds and hundreds of these cases, I have decided that I’m never…
Don’t talk about the constitution in China
The proposed changes to the Chinese constitution that were announced over the weekend are still dominating the headlines, in China and outside. There are a…
China’s Xi Jinping set to abolish term limits, rule indefinitely
The elimination of term limits for China’s president, Xi Jinping, will almost certainly be rubber-stamped into law at the Two Sessions in March.
